If the Cleveland Browns trade Myles Garrett, here is where he could land.
Cleveland Browns superstar Myles Garrett is skipping voluntary workouts.
This comes after the Browns modified language in Garrett's contract.
Is a blockbuster Garrett trade about to happen? It's unknown at this point, but if a massive deal were to take place, NFL analyst Gary Davenport of Bleacher Report can see the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles getting involved.
"Any trade for Garrett would be a whopper—last year's Micah Parsons deal is probably the starting point in terms of compensation," Davenport wrote. "The Texas A&M product has a no-trade clause, so he would have to sign off on any deal. And a trade before June 1 would blast the Browns for a $40.3 million dead cap hit.
"However, it's not hard to imagine teams being interested in a guy who has won DPOY honors in two of the past three years and just broke the single-season sack record. Potential Trade Partners: San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles."
In the amended terms that were first reported by ESPN's Field Yates, the date for option bonuses to be exercised in Garrett's contract was pushed back from the 15th day of each league year to seven days before the regular season each year. The payment of those bonuses was also modified in a way that benefits Garrett.
The change would make a trade after June 1, in which the dead cap hit could be split into the 2026 and 2027 seasons, more palatable for Cleveland.
Garrett requested a trade from the Browns last February. One month later, Cleveland signed the defensive end to a four-year extension averaging $40 million per year and including $123 million in guaranteed money.
Garrett was named Defensive Player of the Year last season after setting the NFL's single-season sack record with 23 last season. He also won the award in 2023, when he led the NFL with 33 tackles for loss. He is the ninth player to win multiple Defensive Player of the Year awards since it was first issued in 1971 and the only active player to do so.
The Browns went 5-12 last season despite Garrett breaking the single-season sack record. Garrett had 23.0 sacks, 43 solo tackles, 33 tackles for loss and 39 QB hits, proving he is undoubtedly the best defender in the NFL.
Since entering the NFL in 2017, Garrett has racked up 125.5 sacks. He was the first overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft and deserves to play for a contender. It will be fascinating to see if he gets traded this offseason.
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